Liverpool STC Meetup
Details
Just spoken to the venue - bring cash if you intend to buy drinks as their card machine is not yet set up - venue is under new ownership!
The night is coming together nicely & is now twinned with the Liverpool Tester Gathering (https://www.meetup.com/agiletesting/events/36503252/)!
As well as networking & a (limited) kitty behind the bar, we also have :
Talks
Why are we here? Duncan Nisbet
Welcome to the first Liverpool STC meetup / Tester Gathering (https://www.meetup.com/agiletesting/events/36503252/).
Whats that smell? Stuart Taylor
How Test Teams are perceived in a negative light & how we as Testers need to re-educate the masses & behave appropriately in order to get the positive recognition we deserve.
Interactive Session
Testing The Time Machine -
How Marty could have tested the Delorean had he not been interrupted by Libyan terrorists
A (brief!) introduction to exploratory testing, the use of heuristics & how they can compliment a scripted testing approach.
We'll then apply what we know about exploratory testing & follow a heuristic in order to help Marty test the Delorean.
P.S. Having watched Back To The Future isn't a prerequisite!
Open Discussion
The value of certification in the software testing industry
We'd like to discuss certification in software testing & peoples views on the value that certification provides to the individuals, companies & recruitment consultants.
We have a nice spread of people attending, including those doing the recruiting, those doing the applying & those people stuck in the middle!
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Directions - Driving (car park opposite pub, under flyover)
From North Liverpool (http://g.co/maps/r7guq) (Starts at Kirkdale)
From South Liverpool (http://g.co/maps/mxc3f) (Starts at Cressington)
From M62 (http://g.co/maps/v4utz) (starts at Warrington)
From Wirral via Queensway tunnel (http://g.co/maps/4yd7a) (starts at Birkenhead)
From Wirral via Kingsway tunnel (http://g.co/maps/wq3kk) (starts at Weatherhead)
Directions - Walking
From Lime Street (http://g.co/maps/m3xvk) (8 mins)
From Moorfields (http://g.co/maps/dn896) (5 mins)
From James Street (http://g.co/maps/w6jnt) (11 mins)
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Liverpool STC Meetup